This is pretty comical.
The final leg of 485 that Gov. Bev Perdue promised would begin construction by the end of the year is three years away from having the paperwork done for the interchange with I-85. Oh, and there is still no money to do the work, unless possibly, maybe the state takes the $186m. that had been intended to fix Independence Blvd. for the last 25 years. Good night, Charlotte, thanks for playing.
The unfinished span between Old Statesville Road and Mallard Creek would cost $150m. to build. The the interchange with 85 would then require an additional $80m. Only NC DOT would remotely conceive of these aspects as separate projects.
